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What story does your artwork tell? Artist in Residence, Ananda Connolly presented her printmaking program called Paint It! Press It! Print It! Ananda's artwork will display a unique Please Touch Museum Newspaper based on stories collected from our visitors in the Story Castle. She used these children's stories as inspiration for her woodblock prints. We invite you to meet Ananda, learn about printmaking, her art making process and make some of your own original artwork to take home. Below are some photos of our visitors creating their own foam printing plates, pulling prints alongside Ananda and showing off their new printmaking skills!
Ananda will be in the Program Room on Saturday, February 26 from 10:00-4:00 and on Sunday, February 27 from 12:00-4:00. For more info. on upcoming education programs, please visit our Online Calendar.
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·Invite your child to use the scissors to cut different shapes. If they are just learning to cut, feel free to help them along the way. Encourage independence by asking for their opinions: what shapes would they like to use?How do they think we could make that shape?
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There is some ooey, gooey, and messy fun planned for the Program Room in October. Oobleck is a mixture of corn starch (polymer) and water that provides a sensory experience for kids. It has some interesting physical properties; it is both a liquid and a solid depending on how you play with it.
I sat down with Please Touch Museum's Arts Coordinator and she showed me how to make my own Oobleck at home. Here’s a recipe for Oobleck that is sure to get your little one experimenting!
Materials: * 1 part water
* 2 parts corn starch
* Large bowl or tin to play with your OOBLECK in
* Food Coloring or Liquid Watercolor (optional)
Instructions:
Hint: Grown-ups can help with measuring but allow your child to help you make the oobleck mixture then experiment with pouring the corn starch and water. Please note that oobleck is not an exact science; it is an experiment so don't worry if your measurements are not perfect.
* Add one part water (1/2 cup of water)
* Add 2 parts corn starch (1 cup corn starch)
* Mix the ingredients well with a spoon or your hands (whatever your child’s preference)
* Your mixture should change between a liquid and a solid when handled because it is a polymer. Try to make your oobleck into different shapes- how does the oobleck react? Does it want to stay as a solid or as a liquid?
* Experiment with the ratio of water to corn starch to see which consistencies your prefer. Ask them what they think will happen next. For example, if we add more corn starch, what do you think will happen?
For a video of different ways to play with oobleck- visit this video on YouTube!
Hope you enjoy your experience and don't forget: it's okay to get a little messy!
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